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RUSSIA IS NOT happy with the latest election campaign ad from White House hopeful Donald Trump.
The Republican frontrunner in the US presidential nomination race shared the ad on social media yesterday.
It features Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton barking like a dog, and implies she is not capable of dealing with America’s “toughest opponents” Russian President Vladimir Putin and Islamic State.
It also shows clips of Putin tackling an opponent in judo and laughing at Clinton.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian government is unhappy with the video.
He said “we regard it negatively” and complained that “the demonisation of Russia and everything connected to Russia is, unfortunately, an obligatory part of an American election campaign”.
Peskov added that he was unsure if Putin has seen the video.
Putin and Trump have complimented each other publicly in recent months.
- contains reporting from AP
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Well putting Putin in the same bracket as IS was never going to go down well, but nothing that this man does anymore surprises me
Imagine the damage he could do to international relations if he gets elected
I remember thinking that the Americans couldn’t possibly be dumb enough to re-elect George W Bush. It’s frightful to think there’s a strong possibility of this idiot getting elected.
Great ad. I laughed myself silly when I saw it.
Who says that the Kremlin is not happy, with the potential of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson as future leaders…..both are clowns in the real sense of the word.
I hope sanders gets in
He’s keeping NATO from impinging on Russia’s essential border regions. He’ll keep NATO out of the Ukraine. How’s that for a gift for your Pandora’s box, Glen?
Tweety, Trump is a showman, he is really very clever because he knows how to spin lies, he make a good politician…
In a way its a veiled compliment to Russia who had at one stage left the top table of superpowers.
Putin made Russia believe in itself again and now they are back on top.
Trump obviously doesn’t rate China, Iran or North Korea as significant threat’s (he’s wrong BTW)
@David…or does Putin’s superpower have more to do with the value of Oil. Russian economy is over reliant on oil and gas and Putin’s rise in power since 2000 mirrors the rise in oil’s value
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So what threat do China and Iran pose now, McShite? It’s hardly military, so I’m assuming you mean Politically and Economically. China’s no longer an Economical threat to the US – they passed to US economically years ago and own a significant volume of that enormous US National Debt anyway.
@Dave…Actually the vast majority of the US national debt is owed to US corporations and US citizens in the form of Social Security and bonds, its also denominated in Dollars which the Fed practically prints itself, China is no longer the largest owner of US foreign debt it’s been surpassed by Japan
Just to put it in perspective..66% of US national debt is owed to its own citizens and institutions. China and Japan hold about 8% each….8% of $19 trillion is still a lot..
North Korea do not pose a credible threat to anyone, bar South Korea maybe. Their military technology is vastly exaggerated by their own state media and press releases, for obvious reasons.
But a new Korean war has the potential to escalate and involve heavy hitters on opposing sides in a broader more damaging conflict. NK cannot as yet threaten US directly but they can destabilize the region requiring huge US resources focused on Korea thereby limiting US ability to respond against an attack on another front simultaneously.
This is currently a source of concern for the US military.
If NK were to start a war with the South, China would put a stop to it immediately by removing Mr Kim. A war in that region would not suit China either Politically or Economically. As long a Kim rants and raves and stamps his foot within NK, China is content to let him be. If he upset the status quo, he and his entire family would be dead within 24 hrs and a new regime would be in place.
David, I think that’s underestimating what the US military is capable of. If NK destabilise the region, the drain on US resources would be minimal in proportion to the total military force they have at their disposal.
If war broke out in the Korean countries, it would not give NK an opportunity to strike the US because it’s still doubtful whether they actually have any nuclear (or otherwise) weaponry capable of making it to North America.
Their troop numbers are laughable compared to the US and don’t forget the elephant in the room, China, who would crush them as another commenter said. You are being led astray by NK media reports who are trying to make it seem as if they have some sort of leverage over the big military powers.
I’d imagine Hilary is none too pleased either.
It is funny though.
It’s not really. He’s running for one of the most powerful elected offices in the world. This kind of nonsense would be seen as immature in a Student Union election campaign.
American political campaigns are petty and immature. Nothing is sacred. As flash as cash can be.
High entertainment value.
Agreed Alan. Now apply that same logic to the childish & hateful videos posted about Trump. If you havn’t noticed, this has been American politics for quite a while now. It’s only outrageous if Trump does it.
Well,president Putin is a hard act to follow…the ultimate outdoors man,annexor of penninsulas,wrestles bears,forces jihadi headhacker gangs to heel,rescues whole countries,dissuades asylum seekers,suspicious of all things Turkish,finds the EU migrant crisis hilarious,makes opposition figures “go away”,have i left anything out?
You forgot worshipped by his people and jails billionaires who defraud the state.
He’s the guy who disappeared Wally of Where’s Wally fame.
Yes Peter, you left out rampant homophobe and possibly hypocrite as I’d say he’s gay himself.
Fancy him do ya?
He’s also a billionaire who has defrauded the state.
Immature and very funny
Americans are so insular it is possible Trump could be elected
Irish water
Enda Kenny.
Denis OBrien
Ronnie Pickering.
And Ann B. Davis as Alice
Star in “What to expect on EVERY journal.ie article ever”
It shows Trump as an amateur in his race to be a world leader, he will lead America to the dogs……
America has been with the dogs for many years.
You have to admit, it’s a great video
While it’s okay for a cheap laugh, it’s actually just extremely cheap, which is consistent with how Trump has run his campaign so far. It’s usually not good for a politician to engage in tactics like this, but Trump takes it so far it’s almost a refuge in audacity.
I have seen better from Father Ted……
David..i didnt forget…i just didnt want to come across as Vlads fan club…
The instability in the world is allowing despotic nutcases to come to the fore.
I think the Kremlin would be delighted if Trump was elected. They would walk all over him. Someone with absolutely no political experience seeks the highest office in the land. How deluded is that?
Tell that to Eisenhower. He served two terms with no previous political experience and political experience these days only means you’ve been bought more times than a $10 hooker
David you also forgot, murders political rivals.
Dermot..not criteria on which i would judge a world leader who was prepared to meet his nations obligations to a client state (Syria) and deliberately disobey the wishes of NATO,the US,Turkey,Saudi Arabia,the gulf states etc just so his nation could do “the right thing”…
Haha brilliant ad
Maybe it was intended to show Putin as a competent opponent of isis et al. In contrast to the Democrats who Republicans would consider soft.
My money is on putain,just saying
Everyone knows you need an enemy as in Russia to take the focus of the real problems by creating enemies?
Down with that sort of thing!!
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